Dr. Richard Pan is a California state senator representing Sacramento. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biophysics from Johns Hopkins, a bachelor’s degree in medicine from the University of Pittsburgh, and a master’s degree in public fitness from Harvard. And he doesn’t think it’s for school football this fall, as the coronavirus pandemic persists in the United States.
“Until we have the virus in the community, I don’t see how we can move forward with a school football season,” the Democratic lawmaker said. “It’s the same way they’re probably going back to college in the first place. The dangers are too high. It will count on people’s fear.”
In the end, Dr. Pan said, things will be governed by the concern of schools and players who take to the field. That’s what happened to the MAC the previous Saturday, when they drove their convention season in the spring. All other FBS meetings still plan to play in the fall, while independent UConn has absolutely canceled its season. “If there’s positive evidence and some players don’t need to get sick, they probably wouldn’t be willing to play,” he said.
“It’s hard to do anything when you combine other people when COVID-19 isn’t under control, and football is no exception,” bread said.
“If the virus prevails in the community, then other people are going to become inflamed and then other people will be quite scared and then other people will not participate. You’ll see the student-athletes say, “Wait a minute, I’m in danger.”
And that threat would not only occur in the games itself, but would also aggravate training, scrums and training in education rooms or weights.
“Think about what you’re doing, ” said Dr. Pan. “Everyone is close to each other in training. That’s what it’s about, literally. There are many other people who interact nearby for long periods of time, even if they are outside. If you have a positive user out there, there is a high probability that the virus will spread among other people in practice ».
Positive tests among the most sensible school football groups come with 8 UCLA players, 18 from the University of Illinois and a June outbreak at Clemson. A week ago, the SEC told its unpaid student-athletes that positive coronavirus tests would be acquired and that the truth would be avoided.
“Part of our job is to bring as much certainty as you can imagine halfway through this really weird time so you can play football in the healthiest way imaginable,” said SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey, “given that there is none. Promises in life. “
In fact, the lack of promises in life extends to the virus itself. For others who have contracted and recovered from coronavirus, we do not yet know its long-term effects. Some have had persistent fatigue, muscle weakness, headaches. Boston Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez ruled for the 2020 season after testing positive for COVID-19 and presenting myocarditis, an inflammation of the central muscle that can be potentially very dangerous. Health experts told The Washington Post that coronavirus can potentially cause lasting headaches at the center of athletes.
“You can’t play either if you’re on this stage,” Dr. Pan said.
That’s why several NFL clients such as University of Minnesota open receiver Rashod Bateman, Virginia Tech defensive backback Caleb Farley, the university of Miami defensive end Gregory Rousseau and Penn State supporter Micah Parsons have selected not to participate in the 2020 season and not threaten their future first. -Rondo prestige in next year’s draft.
“Do they need to take on the threat of ingering and potentially ending their careers, not because they died, but because of the long-term headaches of the disease?” asked Dr. Pan. “We know that there are other people who have symptoms for months and we don’t know if they will be permanent.”
Playing in a bubble can cause many of those problematic and difficult COVID situations, but Dr. Pan said the option was highly unlikely for school football. Student-athletes on all teams would not be able to interact with other students, teachers or their families. And those players also intended to examine and stick to a full load of fields. The bubble works for leagues like the NBA, and outdoor betting the bubble is tricky for the majors.
“They have a lot of unrest when you have a positive and now there are several players and now you’re postponing the games and interrupting the schedule,” Dr. Pan said. “People if MLB can succeed. And in baseball, they’re even more separate than in football.”
And even if school football tries to start a season, you can also see that the season is temporarily avoided or delayed or postponed, like MLB games, Dr. Pan said. And for team players who have had positive cases, should those teammates be put in danger without making money? Some Pac-12 and Big 10 players have claimed a profit if they need to play COVID this season, and some athletes at the American Athletic Conference would possibly need some form of threat premium, reportedly.
“Until we have control over the virus and the number of cases is not very high,” Dr. Pan said, “I don’t see college sports starting and staying active. Public fitness and student protection will have to come first. And if it doesn’t make it your priorities very seriously, you’ll eventually bite it anyway. Science is true, whether they are or not. “
Dr. Pan is not saying that other people who need school football to play in the fall are not in the science behind the coronavirus pandemic, however, science wants to be put first and other people deserve not to take risks. First.
“People want confidence, players, staff, coaches and, in the end, fans,” he said, “that the NCAA gives them a priority.”
Everyone wants to make their component to stop the disease and the number of cases, dr. Pan said.
“If you need school sports back,” he says, “wear your mask, wash your hands, avoid meetings. And the more people don’t do that, the less likely we are to be in the cases.”
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Shlomo Sprung is senior editor of Forbes SportsMoney. He is editor of feature films in Awful Announcing and writes in FanSided, SI Knicks, YES Network and
Shlomo Sprung is senior editor of Forbes SportsMoney. He is also a feature film editor for Awful Announcing and writes for FanSided, SI Knicks, YES Network and other publications. He graduated in 2011 from Columbia University’s School of Journalism and previously worked for the New York Knicks, Business Insider, Sporting News and Major League Baseball. You stick to him on Twitter.